Acts 21:18:3Acts.21.18.W3TAB
ἐπιούσῃ
epiousêi
“following”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-OU-sêi
- Extended
- eh-pih-OU-sêi
- IPA
- /e.piˈuː.sɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- following
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-OU-sêi
- sentence
têi de e-pi-OU-sêi eis-Êi-ei ho PAU-los syn hê-MEEN pros i-A-kō-bon PAN-tes te pa-re-GE-non-to hoi pres-BY-te-roi
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal dative epiousē {ἐπιούσῃ | e-pi-oú-sē} ‘next day’, situating the narrative immediately after prior events.
Root and etymology
epeimiepsilon–pi–epsilon–iota–mu–iota
“to come upon, to follow after”
In context — Acts 21:18
On the next day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 21:18, so the Greek word ἐπιούσῃ (epiousêi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.21.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.18.W3.S1) and character.